Prom Night - Dresses v.2

Decisions, decisions...at first I was so sure about my first design...

But then I was watching Dorothy Dandridge on HBO and Halle Berry was wearing this retro but oh-so gorgeous halter dress that tempted me into designing this:

But after consulting with some friends, we agreed that the black dress was elegant but too safe and boring. On the other hand, the short length of skirt number one was cute, but seemed more like clubbing wear. Which gives it an advantage of being versatile, but losing out on the "stun factor". And so I incorporated design 1 and design 2, which resulted in these:

And then I got stuck having to decide how I want the bottom half of the dress to be like - skin tight with a thigh high slit up the side, or a cheeky mix of satin and chiffon?

However, most people preferred the original design because of its sexy back, and personally I agree with them. There's just something about that top to bottom slit that appeals to the masses... ;)

So, tonight I'll be going to the tailor and guess what? I'm sticking to design number one, but most probably I'll scrap the mini dress and make a full length gown (like Eva's, posted earlier) in satin. Now that should be stun everyone sufficiently, don't you think? :P